Licensed child care center · public record
Bright Minds Montessori
Richmond, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
5 state inspections, last 2 years
16 deficiencies on the state’s summary
11 high or medium-high risk
October 14, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 13, 2024
- Capacity
- 57 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:45 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1781298
Where
825 Plantation Dr Ste 100
Richmond, TX 77406
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “A caregiver left two infants unsupervised for approximately two minutes.” |
| January 14, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training State’s note: “One director's annual trainings were not available during the inspection time.” |
| January 14, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training State’s note: “One employee did not have available annual trainings.” |
| January 14, 2026 | Medium | 746.501(a)(20) - Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights State’s note: “The parent's rights form/information was missing in six children's files.” |
| February 13, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface State’s note: “Diaper changing pad in the infant and toddler classroom had tears in it preventing it from being sanitized correctly.” |
| January 22, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.” |
| August 7, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “A 15 month old infant was with a group of children on the playground. The oldest child in the group was 7 years old. Note: Director put infant back in their classroom within 10 minutes.” |
| August 7, 2024 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Two infants in care do not have updated feeding instructions.” |
| January 9, 2024 | Medium | 746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional State’s note: “Two infants enrolled in the center do not have feeding instructions.” |
| December 7, 2023 | Medium | 746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information State’s note: “Two children records reviewed are missing the emergency contact's address.” |
| December 7, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “A 6 month old infant was combined with a 4 year old.” |
| July 18, 2023 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “The playground had three inches of shredded tire mulch. It requires 6 inches total.” |
| July 18, 2023 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “There was an unlabeled bleach bottle in reach of children in the toddler room and infant room.” |
| July 18, 2023 | Medium High | 746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets State’s note: “The sheets on the crib mattresses were loose.” |
| July 18, 2023 | Medium High | 746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps State’s note: “A sixteen month old child was placed in a high chair without straps during breakfast time.” |
| July 18, 2023 | High | 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules State’s note: “The operation's operational policies were incomplete and missing required topics.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 13, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 22, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- August 20, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 7, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 25, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 9, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 7, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 11, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 2, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 18, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Bright Minds Montessori?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 14, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Bright Minds Montessori have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 16: 3 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 4 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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